Walton Community Library

Analysis

Walton Community Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Charles Waterton House. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Walton Community Library reported income of £24k and spending of £30k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £11k to £24k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Walton Community Library sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dhrupad Music Society (£24k), Ember Choral Society (£24k) and Wychavon Festival of Brass (£24k).